Fort Wayne business leader dies at 93
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A local entrepreneur has died. Jim Shields, founder of WaterFurnace, passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 93. The Buffalo, NY...
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Fort Wayne City Council changes tax abatement rules
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The Fort Wayne City Council just made it tougher for certain industries to get tax breaks. The Council approved an ordinance...
Indiana ranked 14th best state for business
INDIANA (WOWO): A nationwide study says Indiana is one of the better states to do business in. Indiana ranks 14th on this year’s “America’s Top...
Fort Wayne City Council approves local income tax increase
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The Fort Wayne City Council Tuesday night approved an increase of .13% to the local income tax by a 6-3 vote....
Developer withdraws gas station project from southeast Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A plan to build a gas station and convenience store in southeast Fort Wayne has been scrapped by its developer. Kauffman...
Steel producer plans multi-million dollar investment in northeast Indiana
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (Press Release) Steel Dynamics, Inc (NASDAQ: STLD), one of the nation’s largest steel producers, announced plans to expand its operations here, creating...
Physicians Group formed to buy Lutheran Health Network dissolves
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The fight appears to be over. The group of 10 local physicians that has been trying to buy the Lutheran Health...
Riverfront Phase One construction begins
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): City officials broke ground on a major part of Fort Wayne’s riverfront development project Thursday morning. Promenade Park is part of phase...
Fort Wayne company about to expand again
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A Fort Wayne tech company has plans for another expansion. Wayne PC Tech will be holding a grand opening and ribbon-cutting...
Longtime Fort Wayne camera shop to close
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A Fort Wayne camera shop that has become a local landmark is calling it quits after almost nine decades in business....